melon
melon meaning
A pale green honeydew or cantaloupe melon, sliced or whole depending on the platform. It stands for summer fruit, freshness and hot-weather eating — melon with prosciutto, chilled slices, fruit platters. In Japan it also evokes the luxury muskmelon, an expensive gift fruit sold in department stores for eye-watering sums.
Meaning
A pale green honeydew or cantaloupe melon, sliced or whole depending on the platform. It stands for summer fruit, freshness and hot-weather eating — melon with prosciutto, chilled slices, fruit platters. In Japan it also evokes the luxury muskmelon, an expensive gift fruit sold in department stores for eye-watering sums. It is one of the less loaded fruit emoji, used mostly at face value for food posts and summer menus.
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How to use it
- Chilled melon on a hot day 🍈
- Fruit platter for the barbecue 🍈
- Melon and prosciutto, unbeatable 🍈
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | spanspek |
| አማርኛ | ሆምጣጤ |
| العربية | شمام |
| অসমীয়া | খৰভুজ |
| azərbaycan | yemiş |
| башҡорт | ҡауын |
| беларуская | дыня |
| български | пъпеш |
| বাংলা | ফুটি |
| bosanski | dinja |
| català | meló |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎬᎩᏍᏗ |
| čeština | cukrový meloun |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | дыньӑ |
| Cymraeg | melon |
| Deutsch | Honigmelone |
| dolnoserbšćina | mjodowa melona |
| Ελληνικά | πεπόνι |
| English | melon |
| español | melón |
| eesti | melon |
| euskara | meloia |
| فارسی | طالبی |
| suomi | meloni |
| Filipino | melon |
| føroyskt | melón |
| français | melon |
| Gaeilge | mealbhacán |
| Gàidhlig | meal-bhuc |
| galego | melón |
| ગુજરાતી | ટેટી |
| Hausa | malo |
| עברית | מלון |
| हिन्दी | खरबूजा, फल |
| hrvatski | dinja |
| hornjoserbšćina | mjedowa melona |
| magyar | sárgadinnye |
| հայերեն | սեխ |
| Indonesia | melon |
| íslenska | melóna |
| italiano | melone |
| 日本語 | メロン |
| Jawa | melon |
| ქართული | ნესვი |
| қазақ тілі | қауын |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قاۋىن |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រសក់ស្រូវ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕರಬೂಜ |
| 한국어 | 멜론 |
| कोंकणी | चिबूड |
| кыргызча | коон |
| ລາວ | ໝາກເມລອນ |
| lietuvių | melionas |
| latviešu | melone |
| македонски | диња |
| മലയാളം | മത്തങ്ങ |
| монгол | гуа |
| मराठी | खरबूज |
| Melayu | tembikai susu |
| မြန်မာ | သခွားမွှေး |
| नेपाली | तरबूज |
| Nederlands | meloen |
| norsk | melon |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଖରଭୁଜ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਖਰਬੂਜਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mẹ́lọn |
| polski | melon |
| پښتو | خټکى |
| português | melão |
| rumantsch | melona |
| română | pepene galben |
| русский | дыня |
| سنڌي | گدرو |
| တႆး | တႅင်ႁွမ် |
| සිංහල | කොමඩු |
| slovenčina | cukrový melón |
| slovenščina | melona |
| Soomaali | batiikh |
| shqip | pjepër |
| српски | диња |
| srpski | dinja |
| svenska | melon |
| Kiswahili | tikiti |
| தமிழ் | மெலன் |
| తెలుగు | ఖర్బూజాపండు |
| ไทย | เมลอน |
| ትግርኛ | melon |
| türkmen dili | gawun |
| lea fakatonga | meleni-pālangi |
| Türkçe | kavun |
| українська | диня |
| اردو | خربوزہ |
| o‘zbek | qovun |
| Tiếng Việt | dưa |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹ̀gúsí |
| 粵語 | 蜜瓜 |
| 粤语 | 蜜瓜 |
| 中文 | 甜瓜 |
| 繁體中文 | 瓜 |
| isiZulu | imeloni |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F348
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :melon:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the melon emoji (🍈) mean?
- A pale green honeydew or cantaloupe melon, sliced or whole depending on the platform. It stands for summer fruit, freshness and hot-weather eating — melon with prosciutto, chilled slices, fruit platters. In Japan it also evokes the luxury muskmelon, an expensive gift fruit sold in department stores for eye-watering sums.
- How do you type the melon emoji?
- Copy the melon emoji 🍈 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the melon emoji in?
- The melon emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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